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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 8334378, member: 93702&quot;]Great coins.. here is my best depiction of Mars:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1477594[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I really doubt anyone can have a worse depiction of Mars than this..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1477595[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Gallienus AR Antoninianus. Rome, AD 257-258.</font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: MARTI PACIFERO, Mars standing left, holding olive-branch, spear &amp; shield,</font></p><p><font size="3">With a very old (19th or early 20th century) numbered tag glued to the obverse.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased a few of these Gallienus coins with collector tags glued to the coin.. weird?&nbsp; Just a couple of dollars each. This is about the worst of the lot - others are slightly better coins with legible numbers on the tags. The glue is very roughly smeared.. I find it interesting. There is history in the coin and history in the collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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